Think back to the last time you jotted down a quick note or made a grocery list. Chances are, it wasn’t with pen and paper. Over the past decade, keyboards and screens have quietly replaced ...

This week, the Old Coot once again is having trouble decoding his own writing, brining back memories of swirls and cursive on the South Side.

It is a skill that was nearly completely erased from the modern school blackboard, but cursive writing is officially making a ...

While working as a tutor in 1778, the composer created seven short pieces for flute and harp with his student's help. This ...

A team of historians, scientists and engineers has developed a portable X-ray scanner to study 4,000-year-old letters encased in clay envelopes.